Not a BAD idea, but it might kind of lower the bar for TF crossover qualifications. Why not try and inject life into other Hasbro/Sunbow properties next time? An Inhumanoids crossover could've been a logical continuation of Infestation, and hell, even a Jem crossover where we learn Synergy was really Auntie or something could be fun.

Of course, this could open the gates to a Dinosaurs Attack crossover next year...

Even though I know that James Roberts and John Barber could integrate this nonsense into the stories they're telling without much trouble, I don't want to deal with it. Infestation 2 did the right thing by making it a Hearts of Steel crossover. If it's an alternate universe story/doesn't take place in the IDW continuity proper, I can handle it.

It's bad enough that the Avengers crossover and Infestation are canon.

How about Transformers vs. Terminators/Skynet? Transformers vs. the Predators? The preds have the tech to come up with strong enough weps and gear to hunt them. Or better yet, Transformers vs. Aliens. The Aliens have the acid blood and numbers to cause a problem, also if its set on earth theres plenty of breeding stock for the xenos. Just my 2 cents on what i think could be epic stories if done correctly.

CBR sheds a little more light on the previously announced "Mars Attacks The Transformers" comic slated for release in January. Apparently those wacky ray gun wielding aliens won't just be attacking our beloved Transformers, but multiple franchises across the IDW universe in a series of one-shots. The Transformers installment will be written my "All Hail Megatron"'s Shane McCarthy and drawn my Transformers verteran Matt Frank. Click here to read the full article on CBR. Check out the cover mirrored below.

CBR wrote:For five weeks across January, "Mars Attacks" one-shots featuring an eclectic array of characters. "Mars Attacks Popeye" comes from Martin Powell, Terry Beatty, and Tom Ziuko followed by "KISS" by Chris Ryall, Alan Robinson, and Tom Ziuko. The month continues with "Mars Attacks The Real Ghostbusters" by Erik Burnham and Jose Holder and "Transformers" by Shane McCarthy and Matt Frank. Finally, an original IDW property gets into the mix as "Mars Attacks Zombies Vs. Robots" by Chris Ryall, Andy Kuhn, and John Rauch.

The series will feature regular covers by Ray Dillon in a style inspired by the classic trading cards, but they'll also come with some surprising variants allowing Mars to attack a mix of well known creator-owned properties by top-notch artists like Mike Allred, J. Bone, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Rob Guillory, Dave Sim and Terry Moore not to mention a few curveball property variants like Judge Dredd by Ray Dillon and Spike by Franco Urru. The publisher shared an exclusive first look at these variants with CBR.

Meantoy wrote:How about Transformers vs. Terminators/Skynet? Transformers vs. the Predators? The preds have the tech to come up with strong enough weps and gear to hunt them. Or better yet, Transformers vs. Aliens. The Aliens have the acid blood and numbers to cause a problem, also if its set on earth theres plenty of breeding stock for the xenos. Just my 2 cents on what i think could be epic stories if done correctly.

We are complete agreeal. I want to see xenomorphs go against TFs, that'd be awesome.

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THE POWERS OF DARKNESS ARE A MORE POWERFUL WEAPON THAN ALL THE TOYS YOUR SCIENCE CAN MUSTERDie, Autobots!

Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'

MINDVVIPE wrote:Dredd's underbite is scarier than all those other things combined.

Meantoy wrote:How about Transformers vs. Terminators/Skynet? Transformers vs. the Predators? The preds have the tech to come up with strong enough weps and gear to hunt them. Or better yet, Transformers vs. Aliens. The Aliens have the acid blood and numbers to cause a problem, also if its set on earth theres plenty of breeding stock for the xenos. Just my 2 cents on what i think could be epic stories if done correctly.

We are complete agreeal. I want to see xenomorphs go against TFs, that'd be awesome.

Better yet, BEAST WARS VS ALIENS!

The Beast Wars bots are part organic (I guess) so imagine a poor Maximal character is found hurt and is brought back into the base. When Primal and crew try to nurse him and interrogate him, BAM! CHESTBURSTER! A few days later, the Maximals are being killed and eaten one by one by something more horrible and more nightmarish than any Predacons ever.

Something from hell that transform.................

Of course, what I want is something that emulate the very first film. The Predacons should be out of the picture. Only ONE monster is needed. We must taste the FEAR of these Transformers. Finally, when the creature reveal itself at the end, it must have 3 or 4 modes, each ones more nightmarish than the others (à la RID Megatron). Everything will culminate as a final battle between our hero (no nessesarely the Maximal leader) and the Alien.

Motto:"''How you use that knowledge is the other half of the battle.''"

Weapon: Twin Concussion Blasters

ill just wait til we finally have a Gundam vs Transformers OR METAL GEAR vs The TRANSFORMERS.Hell, why not a gobots vs transformers?

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creaks in these petty Hz from day to day, to the last segment of recorded data and all our yester-cycles have guided fools the way to rusty death- Out,out brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor shot that struts and frets his hour upon the field. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of cries and bullets, signifying nothing..."-Macbot

I would seriously love to know how IDW's getting away with the printing of this, since I was under the impression that Dark Horse now had the rights to do Angel comics.

I think a number of those covers are just bonus variant covers. Not all of the covers have credits for a writer and artist. They must either be paying licencing rights, or have some retro-active legal rights to do just a cover.

Bloodthirsty Martians Take On All-Star IDW Properties in an Extinction-Level Event!

San Diego, CA (October 17, 2012) – IDW Publishing regrets to inform you that this January, many of your most beloved characters are coming under attack. Vicious, bloodthirsty Martians have descended from the skies and crossed through infinite panels and dimensions seeking total comic book conquest! Batten down the hatches and assemble your militia, because 2013 is kicking off with MARS ATTACKS IDW!

Beginning in the first week of January, Topps’ terrifying Martian conquerors are infiltrating many of IDW’s prized titles in five weekly one-shots. It’s going to take guts, smarts, and the brute force of an unprecedented army of talented comics creators to fight them off!

“It seems natural for the Mars Attacks Martians to go on the offensive—attacking is right there in their title—and now we see that they’re just too out of control to keep their warlike ways confined to their own series," said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief and strategic planner of this five-pronged invasion. “And as exciting as the weekly attack is going to be, I’m equally enthused about the insane cover variations going on with each issue. Read on and be amazed by the talent assembled to offer visual clues of what we’d be in for had the Martians attacked more than just five top IDW titles."

Invasion alarms start sounding January 2, when MARS ATTACKS POPEYE. Martin Powell, Terry Beatty, and Tom Ziuko will team up to chronicle the Martians pulling into a port of pain to take on the spinach-enhanced sailorman. Fans can be certain it’ll be all hands on deck with a high wave advisory with the MARS ATTACKS POPEYE cover by Ray Dillon—all of Dillon’s covers will mimic the look of worn out trading cards, complete with back-cover text just like an old Mars Attacks card set—and retailer incentive covers of MARS ATTACKS MISS FURY by J. Bone and MARS ATTACKS OPUS by Berkeley Breathed!

January 9, the battlefront expands across time and space to the same 1970s New York City when MARS ATTACKS KISS, a twisted retelling of the very first Kiss comic book! Will the Martians’ hunger for otherworldly destruction be a match for the sheer force of rock n’ roll? Only Chris Ryall, Alan Robinson, and Tom Ziuko will have the answer! Featuring a cover by Ray Dillon and incentive covers of MARS ATTACKS JUDGE DREDD by Greg Staples and MARS ATTACKS THE STARSLAMMERS by Walter Simonson! The mighty leaders of the KISS Army are calling in the cavalry, and something tells us it’s not Doctor Love!

January 16, the Martian menace takes the fight to the world’s pre-eminent poltergeist punishers when MARS ATTACKS THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS! When Martians invade, Erik Burnham and Jose Holder know just who they’re gonna call! Everyone knows Venkman, Stantz, Spengler, and Zeddemore ain’t afraid of no ghosts, but what about aliens? With a cover by Ray Dillon and incentive covers of MARS ATTACKS MADMAN by Michael and Laura Allred and MARS ATTACKS CHEW by Rob Guillory, the streams of comic book awesomeness are sure to be crossed!

January 23, the drums of war begin beating double-time when the Martian armada clashes with Cybertron’s finest when MARS ATTACKS THE TRANSFORMERS! Daring to take on Optimus Prime’s fearsome army, this epic battle of Martian versus machine will be chronicled by Shane McCarthy and Matt Frank with a cover by Ray Dillon! If that daring incursion wasn’t enough, this one-shot will also feature incentive covers of MARS ATTACKS STRANGERS IN PARADISE by Terry Moore and everyone’s favorite vampire antihero sharpening his teeth for MARS ATTACKS SPIKE by Franco Urru! That’s right, Angel fans, you get one last look at IDW’s version of Spike, thereby proving all the rules are meant to be broken in this insane weekly event!

January 30, just when the brawl for it all seems like it can’t get any bigger, MARS ATTACKS ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS! Chris Ryall, Andy Kuhn, and John Rauch will be there to chronicle the titanic terror when the three battle-hardened armies collide! As the final blows for galactic supremacy are struck, they’ll be accompanied by a cover from Ray Dillon and incentive covers of MARS ATTACKS ROG-2000 by John Byrne and MARS ATTACKS CEREBUS, by Dave Sim!

This January, everything is on the line and fans of all callings are encouraged to sign up and do their part. The Green Menace from the Red Planet is attacking from all angles and no theater of war will go untread upon as MARS ATTACKS IDW!

Will you welcome our new Martian overlords, or will you take up arms with comics’ greatest heroes and give them the boot? Decide quickly-- saucers are en route!

IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coasts Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, while Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.